Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

Introduction: Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

Description of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (medical condition): Form of lupus affecting the skin....more »

See also:

Discoid lupus erythematosus:
  »Introduction: Discoid lupus erythematosus
  »Symptoms of Discoid lupus erythematosus
  »Tests for Discoid lupus erythematosus
  »Treatments for Discoid lupus erythematosus

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: (1) skin disease seen in patients with discoid form of lupus erythematosus; (2) a term for various skin lesions seen in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus:

• Cutaneous Lupus
• Lupus Erythematosus (14 causes)
• Cutaneous
• Lupus (14 causes)
• Skin
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• Skin disease
• Skin disorder
• Skin problem
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Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, or a subtype of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus as a Disease

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Another name for Discoid lupus erythematosus (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Discoid lupus erythematosus
  »Symptoms of Discoid lupus erythematosus
  »Treatments for Discoid lupus erythematosus

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Related Diseases

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Lupus
• Possibly autoimmune disease
• Skin conditions
• Acne-like conditions
• Rosacea-like conditions
• Connective tissue conditions
• Immune system conditions
• Autoimmune conditions

Symptoms of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (Discoid lupus erythematosus)

Some of the symptoms of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus incude:

• Red rash - a red, raised rash on the face, scalp, or other parts of the body.
• Rash on cheeks
• Rash on bridge of nose
• Scalp rash
• Internal ear rash

See full list of 19 symptoms of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (Discoid lupus erythematosus)

Treatments for Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (Discoid lupus erythematosus)

Treatments for Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (Discoid lupus erythematosus) include:

• Avoid sunlight exposure
• Sunscreens
• Protective clothing - to avoid sun exposure
• Topical corticosteroids - for the rash areas
• Injected corticosteroids

See full list of 6 treatments for Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

Treatment of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: For more treatment information about Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, see treatment of Discoid lupus erythematosus (Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus)

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Article Excerpts about Discoid lupus erythematosus

Discoid lupus erythematosus refers to a skin disorder in which a red, raised rash appears... (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: NIAMS)

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus:

• Lupus cerebritis
• Lupus
• discoid
• chronic
• Lupus erythematosis
• systemic
• Drug induced Lupus Erythematosis/syndrome

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Terms Similar to Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus:

• Lupus erythematosus, cutaneous

Source - NIH

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